
Seattle & King County
Poulenc and Puccini: Perfect together
Two rarely-staged, women-only, one-acts close out the Seattle Opera season in style.
Two rarely-staged, women-only, one-acts close out the Seattle Opera season in style.
Strong musical values and principal performances offset the company's unpersuasive modernization of 'Attila's' political struggles.
Ludovic Morlot's smart programming reveals all kinds of connections, and the orchestra's playing has improved string focus and buoyancy. Two programs are reviewed, one of which is repeated tonight (Oct. 8).
Ludovic Morlot shows his chops with the SSO, with the players responding with warmth and enthusiasm to his energy in the first two concerts of the new season. A new era is well begun.
Seattle Opera's production soothes and sometimes soars, but doesn't stretch.